The annual Atlanta Pride Festival, the largest Pride event in the Southeast and the largest event in the country to coincide with National Coming Out Day, celebrates all things LGBT. The festival weekend is jam-packed with a kickoff party and the annual Pride Parade, as well as arts, vendors, parties, and other festivities.
This year's parade and festival have been canceled.
The Atlanta Pride Committee produces three marches and the Festival Parade during the Festival Weekend. Details of the individual marches are currently being scheduled. We appreciate your patience while we design a safe and fun festival for everyone.
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The Atlanta Pride Committee produces three marches and the Festival Parade during the Festival Weekend. Details of the individual marches are currently being scheduled. We appreciate your patience while we design a safe and fun festival for everyone.
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The Atlanta Pride Committee produces three marches and the Festival Parade during the Festival Weekend. Details of the individual marches are currently being scheduled. We appreciate your patience while we design a safe and fun festival for everyone.
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For the second year in a row, the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade, scheduled for Oct. 9-10, has been canceled by its organizing committee, issuing a statement that said in part: “With the expectation that the Delta surge will continue for weeks ahead, APC makes this decision with a heavy heart.” Vendors, sponsors, and ticket holders will be contacted within seven days with instructions on... | more...
ATLANTA PRIDE: ATLANTA (August 25, 2021) — Amid the exponential COVID-19 case growth in Georgia and the ongoing public health emergency, The Atlanta Pride Committee (APC) announced that they have canceled the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade scheduled for October 9-10, 2021.
The Board of Directors along with the Executive Director, Jamie Fergerson, consulted with Atlanta Pride Medical Directors, Dr. Jason Schneider, and Dr. Eliot Blum, as well as renowned and internationally respected public health expert Dr. Carlos del Rio, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaders of local hospital systems, and other public health officials. After these consultations a review of public health data and confirming the City of Atlanta’s moratorium on issuing Class ‘A’ permits, the organization made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade.
About the Atlanta Pride Festival and Parade
The Atlanta Pride Festival was born in 1970 and has been an event for all Atlantans to celebrate the thriving LGBTQ+ community in Atlanta. This rainbow-clad extravaganza seeks to celebrate all points of the spectrum with vibrant costumes and attractions.
The last day of Pride always ends with the Atlanta Pride Parade. Witness a motley crew of businesses (both local and corporate), strippers, social workers, religious organizations, biker crews, law enforcement, and other city officials come together in a gigantic, colorful display of solidarity. Try to bring some greeting cards and bottled water for those Westboro Baptist Church dudes who have... | more...
The annual parade celebrating the LGBT community marched its colors down Peachtree Street and into Piedmont Park on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
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